NCAA Eligibility Center Information

Are you thinking about participating in collegiate athletics?

You must do the following as soon as possible:

1. Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

2. Schedule an appointment with your School Counselor immediately after to make them aware of these plans and review your transcript

   1. While BHS has amazing student-athletes who earn many accolades at all levels, Student Services Staff are unaware of continued post-secondary athletic plans unless you make us aware

   2. Not all BHS classes count toward your eligibility and could impact your participation in post-secondary athletics

   3. These courses are listed throughout this Course Description Book

   4. If you have classes that do not meet NCAA eligibility standards, we may need to change your schedule accordingly

Division I academic eligibility

To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division I school, you must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

• Complete 16 core courses:

  • Four years of English

  • Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)

  • Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)

  • One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science

  • Two years of social science

  • Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy

• Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester. Once you begin your seventh semester, you may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve your core-course GPA.

• Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses.

• Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale, which balances your test score and core-course GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a higher core-course GPA to be eligible. If you have a low core-course GPA, you need a higher test score to be eligible.

Division II Academic Eligibility

To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division II school, you must meet academic requirements for your core courses, grade-point average (GPA) and test scores.

You must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

• Complete 16 core courses:

  • Three years of English.

  • Two years of math (Algebra 1 or higher).

  • Two years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it).

  • Three additional years of English, math or natural or physical science

  • Two years of social science

  • Four additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy

• Earn at least a 2.2 GPA in your core courses.

• Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching your core-course GPA on the Division II sliding scale, which balances your test score and core-course GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a higher core-course GPA to be eligible. If you have a low core-course GPA, you need a higher test score to be eligible.

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